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Dec. 19 Closing Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March down 3 at 3.53 and a quarter May down 3 at 3.60

Soybean Futures: January down 15 and a quarter at 10.21 and a half March down 14 and a half at 10.32

Wheat Futures: March down 4 and a quarter at 4.05 May down 4 and a quarter at 4.17 and a half

From Thompson's in Blenheim:

Old Crop Corn = 65 over March = 4.18/bu New Crop Corn = 80 over December '17 = 4.64/bu

Old Crop Soys = 2.70 over January = 12.92/bu New Crop Soys = 2.65 over November = 12.77/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 65 over March = 4.70/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 70 over July = 5.01/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 65 over March = 4.70/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 60 over July = 4.91/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $507.00 a tonne

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From Snobelen Farms:

2016 Crop Corn = down 3 at 4.18/bu 2017 Crop Corn = down 2 at 4.64/bu

2016 Crop Soys = down 15 at 12.92/bu 2017 Crop Soys = down 7 at 12.72/bu

2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 4 at 4.55/bu 2017 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 3 at 4.91/bu

2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 4 at 4.70/bu 2017 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 3 at 5.01/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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The U-S CME price = $57.83 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 24 cents

100% formula price = $139.15 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down 2 cents

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